Hacker News with Generative AI: Steam

Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as of April (theverge.com)
SteamOS was always supposed to be bigger than Valve’s own Steam Deck, and 2025 is the year it finally expands.

Gaming, Operating Systems, Steam, Hardware, Valve

13 points by pjmlp 10 days ago | 1 comments

SteamOS officially expands past the Steam Deck (arstechnica.com)
Almost exactly a year ago, we were publicly yearning for the day when more portable gaming PC makers could ditch Windows in favor of SteamOS (without having to resort to touchy unofficial workarounds). Now, that day has finally come, with Lenovo announcing the upcoming Legion Go S as the first non-Valve handheld to come with an officially licensed copy of SteamOS preinstalled.

Gaming, Steam, Operating Systems, Handheld Gaming, Lenovo

20 points by infotainment 10 days ago | 2 comments

Only 15% of all Steam users' time was spent playing games released in 2024 (pcgamer.com)

Gaming, Steam, Statistics

6 points by haunter 29 days ago | 0 comments

The return of Steam Machines? Valve rolls out new "Powered by SteamOS" branding (arstechnica.com)
New branding guidelines suggest official third-party hardware support is imminent.

Gaming, Hardware, Valve, Steam, Operating Systems

10 points by AndrewDucker 43 days ago | 0 comments

UK counter-terrorism unit demands Steam withdraw controversial shooter from sale (eurogamer.net)
Valve has removed a game from its British Steam storefront following a request from the UK's counter-terrorism unit.

Counter-Terrorism, Video Games, Censorship, United Kingdom, Steam

61 points by healsdata 47 days ago | 101 comments

Steam Deck hits 17,000 games playable and verified (gamingonlinux.com)
Another big milestone has been reached by Valve with their handheld Linux gaming PC, with the Steam Deck hitting 17,000 games rated playable or verified.

Gaming, Hardware, Linux, Steam, Valve

80 points by WhyNotHugo 48 days ago | 47 comments

That lawsuit against Steam's 30% cut of game sales is now a class action (rockpapershotgun.com)
An on-going lawsuit against Valve about Steam's "anti-competitive" practices and especially, its infamous 30% per-game revenue cut, has taken an interesting twist.

Video Games, Lawsuits, Business, Steam

7 points by pjmlp 50 days ago | 0 comments

Steam cuts the cord for legacy Windows and macOS (theregister.com)
The latest Steam client finally delivers on the warning from January, dropping support for several older OS versions.

Steam, Operating Systems, Software, Technology, Gaming

10 points by LinuxBender 58 days ago | 1 comments

Save 100% on Half-Life 2 on Steam (steampowered.com)
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.

Gaming, Sales, Steam, Half-Life

5 points by yq 61 days ago | 2 comments

Half-Life 2 pushed Steam on the gaming masses and the masses pushed back (arstechnica.com)
When millions of eager gamers first installed Half-Life 2 20 years ago, many, if not most, of them found they needed to install another piece of software alongside it.

Video Games, History, Steam, Gaming Industry

6 points by LorenDB 64 days ago | 2 comments

Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam (arstechnica.com)
Sega has put dozens of its Master System, Genesis, Saturn, and other console titles onto modern game stores over the years. But, like that Dreamcast controller stashed in your childhood garage, they're about to disappear—and getting them back will cost you a nostalgia tax.

Video Games, Retro Gaming, Gaming News, Steam

95 points by mariuz 71 days ago | 70 comments

Valve Launches Game Recording Feature for Steam Client (macrumors.com)
Valve has officially released Steam Game Recording, a new built-in feature that allows players to capture and share gameplay footage across PC, Mac, and Steam Deck devices.

Gaming, Software, Steam, Valve

5 points by elashri 73 days ago | 0 comments

Steam on Linux Marketshare Hits 2.0% for October, AMD Use Linux Approaches 75% (phoronix.com)
Earlier this year and through July Steam on Linux was enjoying above a 2% marketshare thanks to the success of the Arch Linux powered SteamOS and Steam Deck offerings. But then for August and September Steam on Linux use was below 2%. After a 0.13% rise in October, Steam on Linux is back to sitting at a 2.00% marketshare.

Linux, Gaming, Steam, AMD, Market Share

12 points by LinuxBender 77 days ago | 2 comments

Steam games will need to disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages (gamingonlinux.com)
Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.

Gaming, Anti-Cheat, Steam, Valve

963 points by jrepinc 79 days ago | 640 comments

Did too many games release in Q3 of 2024? (howtomarketagame.com)
At the start of 2024 I decided that every Quarter I would check in to see what games are doing well, how many games are releasing, and what it says about finding success on Steam.

Video Games, Gaming Industry, Steam

44 points by vyrotek 84 days ago | 54 comments

The Ys X: Nordics PC Optimization Journey (steampowered.com)

PC Optimization, Gaming, Steam, Nordics

3 points by sim04ful 94 days ago | 0 comments

Steam purchases now clearly state you're just getting a license not ownership (gamingonlinux.com)
Doing the rounds across the net right now is a small update to the Steam checkout process when you're making a purchase, to make it clear you don't own what you buy.

Gaming, Steam, Licensing, Software

5 points by kaladin-jasnah 96 days ago | 0 comments

Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't own your games (pcgamer.com)

Gaming, Digital Ownership, Steam

66 points by doener 97 days ago | 76 comments

Steam now says the 'game' you're buying is just a license (theverge.com)
Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store.

Gaming, Digital Rights, Steam, Valve

37 points by mfiguiere 98 days ago | 13 comments

Valve says Steam users don't own a thing, GOG says its games can't be taken away (gamesradar.com)

Gaming, Digital Rights, Steam, GOG

208 points by josephcsible 98 days ago | 137 comments

Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game (engadget.com)
Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget.

Gaming, Steam, Licenses

25 points by markx2 99 days ago | 18 comments

Steam Removed Forced Arbitration from Their Subscriber Agreement (steampowered.com)

Steam, Legal Issues, User Agreements

73 points by batmaniam 113 days ago | 24 comments

Steam Changes to the Subscriber Agreeement (steampowered.com)
Valve has updated the Steam Subscriber Agreement. The updates affect your legal rights, including how disputes and claims between you and Valve are resolved. Among other things, the new dispute resolution provisions in Section 10 require that all disputes and claims proceed in court and not in arbitration. Please review carefully.

Legal Updates, Valve, Steam, User Agreements

11 points by zdw 113 days ago | 5 comments

Steam Families Is Here (steampowered.com)

Gaming, Steam, Family

68 points by diggan 128 days ago | 49 comments

John Carmack on the potential of web games instead of Steam releases (twitter.com)

Web Games, Steam, Video Games

18 points by astlouis44 140 days ago | 2 comments

Celebrating 6 years since Valve announced Steam Play Proton for Linux (gamingonlinux.com)

Linux, Gaming, Steam, Valve, Anniversary

340 points by freedomben 149 days ago | 158 comments

'Black Myth: Wukong' Blows Past Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077 Steam Records (forbes.com)